VA seeks $1 billion boost for veterans health care shortfall
The Department of Veterans Affairs told Congress health care costs rose faster than expected creating a $1 billion hole in this year's budget. Lawmakers noted next year's health budget is also short, with critics blaming misdirection or incompetence while VA chief Nicholson vows continued world class care.
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Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs
Congress
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Steve Buyer
R-Ind
Department
Larry Craig
Ridaho
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Jim Nicholson
Craig
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Department of Veteran Affairs
Patty Murray
Wash
Nicholson
America
Iraq
Afghanistan
BP Settles With Victims Before Lawsuits Filed
The Associated Press reports BP offered settlements to families of those killed or injured in the March Texas City refinery blast before lawsuits. Attorneys say BP would pay millions, possibly tens of millions. Houston lawyer Joe Jamail represents Morris King's family and 11 injured workers, noting most cases settled and one remaining. Seven of the 15 killed were from Baytown area communities.
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Texas City
Associated Press
Houston
Joe Jamail
Jamail
Morris King
Baytown
Ers
British Petroleum
Jimmy Hunnings
Morris Raymond
Monk” King
Susan Duhan Taylor
Ralph Herrera Jr
Larry Linsenhardt
Mont Belvieu
Ryan Rodriguez
Dayton
Lorena “Lori” Cruz
la Porte
Killen Receives 60 Year Term for 1964 Slayings
Edgar Ray Killen, an 80 year old former Ku Klux Klansman, was sentenced to 60 years in prison by Judge Marcus Gordon for the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. The defendant appeared in a wheelchair in a bright yellow jail uniform, offering no remorse as the judge emphasized the value of each life and the shame of the past.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Killen
Aruban police arrest father of missing Natalee Holloway suspect
In Aruba police detained Paul van der Sloot, father of 17 year old Joran van der Sloot, linked as a suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance. Anita van der Sloot said Joran admitted alone with Holloway on a beach the night she vanished, later saying he did not hurt her.
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Oranjestad
Aruba
Aruban
Associated Press
Natalee Holloway
Joran van der Sloot
Anita van der Sloot
Paul van der Sloot
San Nicolas
Joran
Police reports from Baytown area: gun stolen from unmarked car
At about 4 p.m. Tuesday a thief broke into an unmarked Baytown police vehicle assigned to the Harris County Organized Crime Task Force on Spring Cypress Road in Spring, stealing a Glock model 29 10 mm with serial DZS739US. The investigation is by the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
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Baytown
Harris County Organized Crime Task Force
Spring Cypress Road
Spring
Harris County Sheriff's Office
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ExxonMobil Corporation
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
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